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File 1355/1917 Pt 4 'Arms Traffic: Supply of Arms to Afghanistan, Tibet & Nepal' [404r] (81/117)
The record is made up of 1 item (58 folios). It was created in 25 Aug 1919-13 Apr 1920. It was written in English, French and Arabic. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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sioned officer sent on board the vessel detained shall be sent as soon
as possible to the Central Office and at the same time to the Govern
ment whose flag the detained vessel was flying.
Article 21.
If the authority entrusted with the enquiry decides that the
^ detention and diversion of the vessel or the measures imposed upon
her were irregular, he shall fix the amount of the compensation due.
If the capturing officer, or the authorities to whom he is subject, do
not accept the decision or contest the amount of the compensation
awarded, the dispute shall be submitted to a court of arbitration
consisting of one arbitrator appointed by the Government whose flag
the vessel was flying, one appointed by the Government of the
capturing officer, and an umpire chosen by the two arbitrators thus
appointed. The two arbitrators shall be chosen, as far as possible,
from among the diplomatic, consular or judicial officers of the High
Contracting Parties. These appointments must be made with the least
possible delay, and natives in the pay of the High Contracting Parties
shall in no case be appointed. Any compensation awarded shall be
paid to the person concerned within six months at most from the
date of the award.
The decision shall be communicated to the Central Office an to
the Secretary-General of the League of Nations.
CHAPTER V.
General Provisions.
Article 22.
The High Contracting Parties who exercise authority over terri
tories within the prohibited areas and zone specified in Artie e ^p iee
to take, so far as each may be concerned, the measures require or
the enforcement of the present Convention, and in particular for the
prosecution and repression of offences against the provisions con
tained therein. ^ ,
They shall communicate these measures to the Cen ra ce an
to the Secretary-General of the League of Nations, ant s a i ® rnl
them of the competent authorities referred to in the preceding
Articles.
Article 23.
The High Contracting Parties will use their best endeavours to
secure the accession to the present Convention of other btates
Members of the League of Nations. .
This accession shall be notified through the diplomatic channel to
the Government of the French Republic, and by it to all the signatory
or adhering States. The accession will come into force from the date
of such notification to the French Government.
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This part of the volume (folios 364-421a) contains correspondence related to the question of the supply of arms to Afghanistan, Tibet and Nepal in light of the Arms Traffic Convention signed in September 1919. It includes a copy of the Convention for the Control of the Trade in Arms and Ammunition and Protocol (folios 390-407) signed on 10 September 1919. The Convention is provided in both English and French.
The Convention covers the following subheadings:
- Export of Arms and Ammunition
- Import of Arms and Ammunition. Prohibited Areas and Zone of Maritime Supervision
- Supervision on Land
- Maritime Supervision
- General Provisions.
This part also includes correspondence discussing the interpretation of the term 'export' in the view of the existing arrangements to control arms trafficking.
The main correspondents in this part of the volume are the Secretary of State; the Viceroy, Foreign Department; the Foreign Office; and the Under-Secretary of State, Government of India.
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- File 1355/1917 Pt 4 'Arms Traffic: Supply of Arms to Afghanistan, Tibet & Nepal'
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- 390r:407v
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